Playboy's Girls of Playboy # 1 (2nd Print)

In every field there's a standard of excellence. If one is weighing the purchase of a fine car, one thinks of Rolls-Royce. Diamonds? Tiffany. French cuisine? Those few establishments honored with the supreme three-star accolade of the "Guide Michelin." When it comes to standards in such areas as artistic taste, photographic quality and—especially—feminine beauty, a consensus is more difficult to achieve. Nevertheless, we're confident that if one posed the question "Where, over the past couple of decades, could one find the most beautiful photographic tributes to women?" the answer would overwhelmingly be, in PLAYBOY magazine. Best-known examples are, of course, our Playmates of the Month, the girls who have graced the magazine's gatefold with each issue since our debut with the celebrated Marilyn Monroe calendar nude back in December 1953. Over the years our Misses January, February, March and their sisters have proved to be the magazine's most durably popular single feature. But, despite their preeminence, the Playmates are by no means the only beauties who have found a congenial home in our pages. For example, consider Playboy's other exclusive coterie, the Bunnies, who staff the 17 Playboy Clubs, five hotels and Hugh M. Hefner's posh DC-9 jet, the "Big Bunny." Playboy keyholders see the cottontails in person regularly; readers make their acquaintance less frequently, but memorably, in features both regional ("The Bunnies of New York," "The Bunnies of Detroit") and annual ("Bunnies of 1971," et al.). Then there are our cover girls: models, many of them; Bunnies and Playmates, some of them; even Playboy Building office workers—all eye-catching, each sporting somewhere a new rendition of the familiar Playboy Rabbit symbol. And we mustn't neglect our regular uncoverage of attractive actresses, both established Hollywood figures and aspiring screen hopefuls: Jane Fonda, Stella Stevens, Ursula Andress, Elke Sommer, Paula Pritchett, Paula Kelly, Brigitte Bardot—and on and on. There's nothing provincial about PLAYBOY or its readers, and, believing that the process of learning about any area of the world should ideally, and most delightfully, include some information about the local lovelies, we've instituted "Playboy's Girls of the World" features, circling the globe. Still more girls are seen in fashion layouts, as guests partying at a gourmet buffet or splashing at a yacht party. All in all, in the past 20 years, we figure we've published nearly 10,000 pictures of women, not counting those in cartoons or paid advertising. That's an educated guess; we haven't actually counted, and, no, we're not taking applications from volunteers to do the job. We've had fun selecting the 151 pictures that appear in this book and on its cover. We think you, too, will enjoy looking them over and choosing your own personal favorites. —the editors of PLAYBOY Models Liv Lindeland (cover) Songe Songey (not nude) Clair Rambeau Darine Stern Lenna Sjooblom Crystal Smith Joanna Pettet P.J Lansing Ursula Andress Valerie Perrine Priscilla Wright Elki Sommer Angela Dorian Heather Van Every Fran Jeffries Myriam Rydge Janice Pennington Karen and Christy Flagg Rosie Holotik Paula Kelly Carole Green Tanya Mohammed Susan Denberg Crystal Smith Pauline Erich Cato Margaretha Polman Anne Tuchmeyer Barbara Parkins Bibi Andersson Pamela Rawlings (not nude) Allison Parks Cherie Latimer Rita Nielsen Barbi Benton Beth Hyatt Jennie Wallace Jenny Davis Teresa Rietan Cathy Rowland Ava Faulkner (not nude) Gwen Welles Elaine Morton Deanna Baker Liz Asher Marie Liljedahl Marilyn Cole (not nude) Margaret Markov Ellen Michaels Marie-Francoise Robinet Anne Randall Linda Forsythe Sarah Kennedy Lana Wood (Natalie's sister) Vera Gittlieb von Lehndorff (aka Veruschka) Miki Garcia Clair Rambeau Irene Caneal Nikki Minich Arlene Dahl Connie Kreski Susan Miller Cynthia Myers Lorna Scoville (not nude) Linda Summers Linda Evans Moran We Chizuko Arai Le McKay Shai Moen Karen Philipp Tish Howard Lee Wydra Christiane Schmidtmer Vicki Peters Sandra Jozefski Mary and Madeleine Collinson (twins) Jillian Bergamo Angel Tompkins Marilyn Cole Tina Aumont Vicki Peters Donna Michelle Sylvia Out Ann Smyrner Gwen Wong Christiane Rucker Jeanette Larson Paula Pritchett Paula Kelly Karen Christy Sherry Jackson Claudia Jennings Majken Haugedal